Hog-ring.



H. S. M-YERS & L. M. MATTHEWS.

HOG RING. AFPLICAUON FILED SEPT-18,1914. RENEWED JAN. 7,1916.

1 1 @U, ]l. Y9 Patented Apr. 18, 191 6.

THE coLummA PLANOGRAPH co, WASHINGTON, D- c.

HAROLD S. MYERS AND LLOYD M. MATTHEWS, 01E ASHLANI), OHIO.

HOG-RING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 18, 1914, Serial No. 862,388. Renewed January '2, 1916. Serial No. 70,888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HAROLD S. MYERS and LLOYD M. MATTHEWS, citizens of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Rings; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its object to provide ring especially designed for attachment to the snout of a hog and carrying a cross bar so constructed and arranged as to prevent the animal from rooting.

Another object is the provision of a hog and pig ring which shall be exceptionally durable in use and have a taming eflect upon the animal on which it is placed.

Another object is the provision of a pig and hog ring which shall be of light weight and capable of being conveniently and quickly placed upon the nose of the animal.

Another object is the provision of a ring eliminating the spring usually present in the ordinary type of ring.

Another object is the provision of a ring of the character described which shall close tightly and firmly in the animals nose and thus prevent soreness.

Another object is the provision ora hog ring which shall be exceptionally simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the ring. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of a slightly modified form of the ring, and Fig. 3 represents a top plan view of a series of the rings in the process of manufacture.

Referring to the drawing in detail, where in similar reference numerals designate cor- Boptes of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

responding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates generally the ring having a substantially straight body or medial portion 7, curved end portions 8 and tapering ends 6 designed to penetrate the snout ot' the hog. A cross bar 9 is welded or otherwise rigidly and permanently secured centrally of the body 7 of the ring and at right angles to the latter.

As clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, the cross bar 9 is slightly curved throughout its length and the extremities 10 thereof are turned back upon a bar 9 to provide enlarged rounded ends on the latter.

Referring to the modification illustrated in Fig. 2, the ring 5 is provided with a cross bar designated by the numeral 11 which is straight and provided with plain ends, in contradistinction to the curved ends of the type illustrated in Fig. 1.

In the process of manufacturing the rings 5 are first out from a strip of wire and bent into the proper shape. The rings are subsequently arranged at spaced intervals, as illustrated in Fig. 3, and a bar 16 of metal is laid across the medial portions of the rings. The bar and rings are subsequently united by electrical welding at the points of contact of the bar 15 and the rings 5. The bar 15 is subsequently cut at the points designated by the numeral 17 WVhat we claim is:

1. A hog ring comprising a ring having a substantially straight medial portion, a curved bar secured centrally of and at right angles to the straight medial portion of said ring and having the ends bent back.

2. A hog ring comprising a ring, and a bar secured centrally of and at right angles to the medial portion of said ring and having the ends curved outwardly of said ring.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

HAROLD S. MYERS. LLOYD M. MATTHEWS.

lVitnesses:

THOS. H. Moore, Manrm K. Moons.

by addressing the Gommtssioner 0t Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

